Sorry for your loss, Nads. It never gets any easier to lose a friend or loved one and as we move through life it happens at an increasing pace. I smile every day as something reminds me of someone that I once spent time with. I'll have a beer for him and you. Remember the good times!
I feel your pain, it was a year ago Febuary when my buddy Gordon left us and we are just gettin around to selling his 53. Hang in there.
[ QUOTE ] Jamie from Jacksonville, have we met? I know Clay Phillips real good. [/ QUOTE ] hell yeah you know me nads! i usd to run the cellar at roses billiards in deltona. i had a 65 chevelle for a while you said you liked it, but at the time it was a piece of shit so i know you were lieing! haha. its ok.. if i could figure out how to post a pic of me ill put it up to refresh your memory!
maybe this will jar your memory.. your guitarist called me from new york or something when you were in cold cut combo asking me to play guitar. you told me he was insane and all fucked up on something when he called then he lost my number when he got here or something like that
There's not much a person can say at times like these. This just sucks. I will say a prayer for you all.
Nadeem, Condolences to Thom,s family and to you. Tragic events involving family or friends will allways hit like a ton of bricks.As some others have allready mentioned, talk about the good times you had together, It may not ease the pain but it will give you strength in the days to come.
My prayers and condolences to you and his family. It's extra tough when you lose a true friend, they are hard to come by. Frank
[ QUOTE ] Sorry to hear that Nads. Godspeed to him. [/ QUOTE ] Django said it. "Godspeed" Keep his spirit alive. -Keith
Nadeem, It's going to be tough for a while, you won't get over it, but you will stop thinking about it constantly, It's 5 years ago and I still think about my frind Roger about 3 time a week. Roger was my best friend Joe's (you met Joe at ARR) brother in law. he was 58 and my car show/drag race/bike riding/drinking buddy. I met him through Joe, and most time we left him behind because Joe isn't really into this stuff (I'm indoctrinating him slowly, he did his first brake job by himself last week, and is extremely proud of himself). Roger lived life like there wasn't a tomorrow most of the time, not a wild man, but he took risks, Originally from Detroit, he was a sharpshooter in Vietnam, a M.D., but always danced on the edge of legalities, and one time fell off, but for a good cause. An old hot rodder, he had a 389 powered Model A coupe (he was 6'-5") back in the day (1962), and would drive to wrecking yard in Toledo every weekend to pull engines out of wrecked, new cars, and sell up in Detroit for a profit. He was in the market for another A just before he died. I see a lot of Roger in Joe's son Bradley, who was born just after he died. He's a little car guy who is facinated by the rusty crap I keep in his grandfathers barn. Thom's bar was called Bodhisattva? Keep an eye out, it wasn't called Buddha.
Ya never get over the sudden passing of friends or family,,,,Dammit, it ain't fair!....but,ya gotta live with it! I lost my best friend Rick at 21 doing what he loved ridin' his Harley,we grew up together,that was 33 years ago......life goes on,,,,,,,I think of him often! Time has a way of easing the pain,,,,,,,,,you,Thom,and his family are in my prayers and among friends.HRP
I recently lost two very good friends and can completely relate to what you are going through. Godspeed to you, Nads. Do what I did, go out and thrash on your car. It helps with the grieving.
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